San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-09

Another peculiarity. There was no front,
O. the line that should have served as inc
front-the side OF The Row facing the tac-
tory-in reality served as the rear OF row Of
houses so old in appearance II might nave
been built before the delug'.
No burnt-out planet could present hahlta-
| tons more nearly resembling huge clnders
! than Tirl's Row. All hours OF the day and
night the smoke of the factory blew over OF
against the houses; beaten with flakes Of
SCOT year after year, the Imprinted white
! pine In time presented a surface that would
| puzzle an experienced builder. The mhabi-
! tants Of The Row were compelled, in sheer
self-defense, TO take refuge on the other side
| Of the houses, TO escape the everlasting rain
and blasts Of SCOT. Driven by the clouds of
smoke from Tirl's and other factories near
the operatives in Tirl's Row, in their leisure
hours, sat on pOrchus or nj windows on the
side OF the houses farthest from the factory.
The occupants of TirI's Row. compelled to
turn their backs on the factory that gave
them their bread and butter, when they look
ed out from their pOTcheS could only see the
honest gray nature gives her grand ellis
stained with smoke and SCOT, ground into
the face of the rock by wind amt rain. Ris-
ing sheer above them was the face of the
highest hill overlooking the Monongahela-
the broadcast, boldest, stcepest cliff in West
em Pennsylvania.
The occupants of Tirl's Row, sitting on
their little porcbes could hear thn r,iIu,,v
coaches, loaded with freight or crowded with
passengers, thunder over their heads. Here
they sat and smoked, or slept or talked. lt
was not uncommon for the occupants of one
house to maintain intercourse with neigh
bors in the third. fourth or fifth house re-.
moved from them.
Here tbar o,,a syo,,;r,, Il, ,IiI,,,,,,or
workman with che,l,s ant 49, =" roJ ,bo
s,,i,, sn",,,,.,, ., ~"
hand haiIad feIln,v-u,,rl,,,ar, H. -
distant.
..III w., ......--.-
chaiu, ",', ''.n' S'' SUCH Vi near" vi Inc
Io' a.
=, ti,lilh' Salu the helsHoor' ne $ at cape
May, though lm not sure. I've been so
Ousy I've not had tlme TO look at the fashion
Hotes' Maybe ne Ielt The 'apc-SOne TO
saratoga OF Auahtlc Cty' Oy way OF va
rlety.
Yes, said the first speaker, like as not.
lts not the style to stay too long at one re-
sort "Taint proper"
Maybe The Philosopher is at Long
Branch"
"Why don't he 20 over the briny. by way
Of variety"
This brief collOquy elected a roar of laugh
ter from half the row.
at would be more manly, Jack Nolan, II
you would give your wife and child a Sum-
mer airing than TO sit there making fun of a
man whose biggest fault is his sober ways"
Ii was Jacks wife's sister and neXt-dOOr
neighbOr who said this to the first speaker.
Jack shrugged his shoulders gOOd-naturedly
as Tom Vantine called TO him:
Don't you wish su hadn't said any
thing%'
You ought to be the last man in The Row
TO talk" said Toms wife, appearing at her
door. "YOu can pretend you go off fishing
up the YoughiOgheny. leaving me and the
baby here a week to roast, while you lie
under the trees drinking beer and playing
cards."
Now, you're sorry" said Nolan.
Hes never had the manliness TO take me
out on fve-dOllar excursion" added the
wife, with mock anger-a speech that pro-
voked roar of mer.ment at Toms expense.
Il say, Tom, best let The Chemist alone,
eh?' said Nolan.
UT else play Philosopher on our own
hook" Tom replied.
The subject of these rited exchanges
sat on his little porch ~ loved He was ac-
customed to tlppant Speeches and exagger-
ated irony, for the wOTkmen in TiTIs glass
factory, like most wOrkmen, appreciated the
sort of wit that was grotesque Much Of it
was mere pastime-Chaff. Rarely harm was
meant Those who INDUCED in the grim
NEST sarcasm and irony were men and boys
who accepted hard, unCeasing work without
wincing. To affect ability-ample means,
to participate in the Injuries enjoyed by the
fortunate few; to talk glibly of their fast
horses, yachts and country seats, of swell
spreads and rare musical and theatrical en-
tertainments, was practice in which they
had become so proficient that they never
moved muscle while OutdOing Munchausen.
This sort OF 'chaif' was always welcome,
no matter whence 1t came, or whittier it
Diew' so IL was Kept moving.
Unfortunately for the subject of the grim
humOr OF Nolan and Nantne, or rather I'M
fortunately for the victim thaN- gnlp2tAl ma